Linda Stamato: quality of lifetag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/18972015-03-20T19:37:13ZNJ Voices: Opinions from New JerseyMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceA Blow to Big Tobacco and Three Cheers for Michael Bloomberg and Melinda and Bill Gatestag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.155243012015-03-20T19:37:13Z2015-03-20T19:56:51ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlTaxes, the State Budget and Paul LePage: Mean-spirited and Ineffective Governance tag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.154157202015-03-09T00:12:38Z2015-03-09T11:19:35ZAs the tax burden has shifted away from the wealthy--including the historic Bush tax cuts (on dividends and capital gains) without, ahem, the promised economic growth they were supposed to stimulate--and landed solidly on the middle class and the poor, the wealthy have received a huge share of income growth growth in recent years. Governor LePage would like to keep things that way, even as his state sinks under his leadership.Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
As the tax burden has shifted away from the wealthy--including the historic Bush tax cuts (on dividends and capital gains) without, ahem, the promised economic growth they were supposed to stimulate--and landed solidly on the middle class and the poor, the wealthy have received a huge share of income growth growth in recent years. Governor LePage would like to keep things that way, even as his state sinks under his leadership.
Lessons in Disobedience: Republicans and Law-Breaking tag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.153897122015-03-06T00:14:17Z2015-03-06T00:26:51ZDefying the courts. Depriving people of their civil rights. What a thing to be good at doing.
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Defying the courts. Depriving people of their civil rights. What a thing to be good at doing.
Sacrificing your state while trying to gain the presidency: A challenge to land-grant universities in and beyond Wisconsin tag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.152838662015-02-22T13:17:44Z2015-02-22T13:17:55ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlThe Poet of the Working Class: Philip Levinetag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.152337472015-02-17T00:49:28Z2015-02-17T01:49:53ZPhilip Levine, the nation's poet laureate, 2011-2012, wrote of the grit, sweat and struggles of manual labor, drawing from his own experiences to write the poetry of the workplace, to be a voice for the working man.Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
Philip Levine, the nation's poet laureate, 2011-2012, wrote of the grit, sweat and struggles of manual labor, drawing from his own experiences to write the poetry of the workplace, to be a voice for the working man.
Rutgers on the Road: Scientists Educate on Climate Changetag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.151139332015-02-02T21:33:11Z2015-02-20T02:29:04ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlPeggy Charren: An Indomitable Spirit for Change tag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.150428222015-01-24T22:03:38Z2015-01-24T22:51:29ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlCuomo (Mario, not Andrew), Christie and the Abuse of the Public Trusttag:blog.nj.com,2015:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.149087112015-01-08T00:53:16Z2015-01-08T01:10:33ZGovernor Christie, seen here with his sidekick and alleged co-conspirator, Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, is the subject of an ethics inquiry that results from the scrutiny being given a Port Authority contract awarded to a firm in which Jones has...Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
Governor Christie, seen here with his sidekick and alleged co-conspirator, Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, is the subject of an ethics inquiry that results from the scrutiny being given a Port Authority contract awarded to a firm in which Jones has...
Christie and Cuomo: Betraying the Public Trusttag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.148423402014-12-28T22:46:07Z2014-12-30T21:43:18ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlPride and prejudicetag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.146101482014-11-27T12:55:24Z2014-11-27T12:56:22ZA Thanksgiving story from England and Wales, and a film to celebrate the ties between and among human beings and the joy in the knowing.Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
A Thanksgiving story from England and Wales, and a film to celebrate the ties between and among human beings and the joy in the knowing.
Public Space and the Shaping of Politics tag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.145896122014-11-25T03:04:47Z2014-11-25T04:04:56ZPublic places can help make and sustain viable, democratic communities. They are places where the many may speak their concerns to the few. Public spaces, in short, reflect a community's commitment to democracy.Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
Public places can help make and sustain viable, democratic communities. They are places where the many may speak their concerns to the few. Public spaces, in short, reflect a community's commitment to democracy.
Conflict and Creativity: Clarity from John Cleesetag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.144983252014-11-21T17:59:17Z2014-11-22T01:06:39ZOne in one hundred Americans, currently, are serving time in jail, one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world.Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
One in one hundred Americans, currently, are serving time in jail, one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world.
The synod, now and tomorrow: Creating an inclusive Roman Catholic churchtag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.144882532014-11-14T12:45:40Z2014-11-14T12:45:43ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlEbola, Politicians and a Wary Public: Telling the Story and Getting it Right tag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.144419792014-11-09T12:49:06Z2014-11-09T12:50:42ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlClement Alexander Pricetag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.144156122014-11-06T15:24:09Z2014-11-06T15:41:34ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlResponsible governing: Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy can teach Chris Christie a lesson or twotag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.143218342014-10-28T03:14:51Z2014-10-28T03:53:24ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.htmlA Fair Wage: Christ and Christietag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.143050512014-10-26T01:55:11Z2014-10-26T02:31:44ZLinda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html Lines in the Dust: Discovering what theater is for tag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.141847922014-10-13T11:30:31Z2014-10-14T02:36:42ZWhat should we be doing sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education? The provocative, stunning play, "Lines in the Dust," asks us to ask ourselves: Are we a society without a conscience?Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
What should we be doing sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education? The provocative, stunning play, "Lines in the Dust," asks us to ask ourselves: Are we a society without a conscience?
What a Celebration: Morristown Embraces Books and Writers in a Festival of Books tag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.140877372014-10-03T12:41:16Z2014-10-03T13:39:06ZMorristown, a distinctive destination, and the ideal place to host a vigorous celebration of books: The Morristown Festival of Books.
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Morristown, a distinctive destination, and the ideal place to host a vigorous celebration of books: The Morristown Festival of Books.
The Republican Take on Voting Rights in America? Limit Access (To You Know Who) tag:blog.nj.com,2014:/njv_linda_stamato/1897.140199552014-09-26T11:05:43Z2014-09-26T11:07:16ZThe nation needs a new Voting Rights Act, a more expanded one that ensures more universal and accessible voting options for all eligible Americans. But, how likely is that?Linda Stamato/NJ Voiceshttp://connect.nj.com/user/lxstamat/index.html
The nation needs a new Voting Rights Act, a more expanded one that ensures more universal and accessible voting options for all eligible Americans. But, how likely is that?